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About Dharmavaram Village

Dharmavaram is a large village in Durgi tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,999, made up of 1,508 males and 1,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1086 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Durgi
Pincode 522612
Area (hectares) 1086 hectares
Population 2,999
Male Population 1,508
Female Population 1,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmavaram compares

By the 2011 count Dharmavaram is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,906 residents. Its 1086 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dharmavaram

Dharmavaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmavaram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmavaram from other places

Dharmavaram lies about 98 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Paluvayi, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dharmavaram
Tehsil headquarters Durgi 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Paluvayi 11 km
Nearest town Mācherla 13 km
District headquarters Guntur 98 km

Villages closest to Dharmavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dharmavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmavaram village had a population of 2,999. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,906 residents.

Dharmavaram village has 1,508 males and 1,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmavaram has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dharmavaram is 522612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmavaram covers 1086 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmavaram falls under Durgi tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmavaram is Paluvayi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmavaram.

Dharmavaram is about 98 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmavaram is in Durgi tehsil of Guntur district. Durgi is about 1.8 km away. Paluvayi is about 11 km away. Mācherla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darivemula (under 2 km), Obulesunipalle (1.6 km) and Durgi (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dharmavaram today is likely to be higher.

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